The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-06-24
PALATKA. FLA, JUNE "a. 1881.
The New Election Law.

we are enaDleu I'D De uiSt III 5i'hh5 o"A
readers a clear view of its provisions.
Many members of the Legislature are In
doubt ON many points, and even the best
informed have only n general knowl-
edge of the changes made, unless they
were among the few who drew it up and
passed it as a strict party measure.
Therefore it is of peculiar interest, and
being too long for full insertion, we shall
give its distinctive features only.
The Apportionment Bill makes Put
nam the Twenty-sixth Senatorial DIS
trict and gives her two members OF the
lower house. The change will be found
important by reason of a provision IN
the election law.
Bill No. "a is IAN act to provide for
the registration of all legally qualified
voters in the several counties of the
State and to provide for general cleo
ton and for the return of elections.
Section makes the usual definition OF
the s'qualified'' voter.
SEC. 2. A general election shall be
held i'm the several counties of this State
ON the Tuesday next succeeding the first
Monday in November, a. ID. 1888, and
biennialiy on the same day I'll GREATER, at
which election to be holden on said
Tuesday in November, A. ID. 1883 there
shall be chose 4 by the qualified electors
i'm this State Governor. Justices of the
Supreme Court, tire administrative Of
ficers of the Executive Department,
State Senators and Members of the
House of Representatives, Representa-
tives to the Congress of the United
States, Presidential Electors, and such
other officers as are to be elected, as pro-
yided by the Co lstitutiOn and laws.
Sec. 3. A Governor, the administra-
tive officers of the Executive Depart
ment, and the State Senators represent
ing the odd numbered districts, shall be
elected at srch elections to be holden in
A. u. 1888, and every four years there
after State Senators from the even
numbered districts shall also be chosen
at the general election in A. ID. 1888, for
two years, and again in 1890 for four
years, and every four years thereafter.
and Members af the House of Represent
atives, and Representatives to the Con-
gress of the United States, shall be chos-
en- at every general election hereunder.
A Clerk of the Circuit Court, Coun-
ty Judge, 81 eriff. n Superintendent of
Public Instruction and a County Sur
VeyOs Snail DE CHOSEN IOT tstcn County HI
the State by its qualified electors at said
election in A. ID. 1888, and every four
years thereafter. A County Assessor of
Taxes, County Tax Collector and a
County Treasurer for each County in the
State shall also be chosen at said election
in "A. ID. 1888, in like manner, and at
every general election thereafter. A
Justice of the Peace and Constable for
each Justices District shall be elected in
1888 and every four years thereafter.
Three Justices of the Sup reme Court
shall be chosen at the first election here
under i'm A. ID. 1888. and one of them at
every general election thereafter.
We have then provisions for special
elections to fill vacancies, etc, and the
usual registration oath.
SEC. 8. immediately upon the passage
of this law, and every two years thereaf-
ter, the Governor shall appoint, subject
to removal by him, one competent and
discreet person in each county, who
shall be qualified elector thereof, to be
known as the Supervisor of Registration
of Electors i'm said county. Such Super
visor shall hold his Office for two years,
and until his successor shall be APP
pointed and qualified. He shall keep his
office at the county seat, and shall have
charge of the registration of electors,
and for this purpose shall open and keep
books suitable for such registration or
electors in each election district in such
county. He shall appoint registration
officer for each election district, whose
duty it shall be to attend to the regis
tration of electors in such district, as
hereinafter provided The Supervisor of
Registration shall not be eligible for
any other office until six months after
ceasing to be such Supervisor. Each SUI
pervisor shall, before entering upon the
performance of his duties, take the oath
as prescribed by Section 2, Article XVI,
of the Constitution, and give bond in the
snm of five hundred dollars, with two
sureties, to be approved of by the Board
of County Commissioners of the county
for which he is appointed. conditioned
for the faithful discharge of his duties rs
such Supervisor. The compensation of
such Supervisors shall be as follows: In
counties that have fonr thousand regis
tered voters and upwards, the Super
visors shall receive one hundred and
fifty dollars per annum; in counties that
have more than two thousand and less
than fonr thousand registered voters,
they shall receive one hundred and
twenty-five dollars per annum, and in
counties that have less than two thousand
registered voters, they shall receive one
hundred dollars per annum, the same to
be paid by the State in the same manner
as it pays other State officers. Each
Supervisor shall have power to remove
any district registration officer within
his county whenever he deems proper.
and such district registration officer.
when so removed, shall, on demand, sur
render to such Supervisor all books and
papers connected with his office. The
wilful failure or refusal of any such dis
trict registration officer to promptly
comply with such demand of the Super
visor shall be deemed misdemeanor
and ON conviction thereof he shall be
punished by a fine not exceeding five
hundred dollars, or by imprisonment in
the county Jail not exceeding six
months, or by both such fine and inn
prisonment. Each district registration
officer shall, before entering ON the per-
Torrance of his duties, make oath in
writing, before any officer authorized to
administer oaths, that he will well and
and faithfully perform the duties of his
office, which oath shall be transmitted to
the Supervisor and preserved by him.
Section provides that the Supervisor
shall keep his Office open at least three
days in the week, within certain hours.
Section 10 makes it the duty of the
County Commissioners to divide the
county into election districts within
three months after the approval of this
act, and to establish n voting place with
in each of such districts. The descrip-
ton of these districts shall be pub
iished for four consecutive weeks.
The necessary blanks, ETC., shall
be furnished by the Secretary of
State. On the expiration of the time.
each district registration officer shall
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